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I don't know exactly which you are asking, either. I am over my head in debt, I make a totally pathetic amount of money (less than one third what my engineer husband makes, even though I have more degrees), and I have as much free time as I want, but I don't get paid for it (I am on contract, no benefits, no official time off).
I have a liberal arts degree and because you have a degree and you apply it to the career or profession. So like you said with engineering you become an engineer but with liberals arts it's not really a profession so you must apply it to a profession. For example, if you have an english degree than you can apply for jobs that require a 4 year degree and any degree will do so like retail management jobs, sales, insurance, etc. Good luck.
For those kinds of jobs, is it important to be employed almost right away after graduating?
No not necessary but the sooner the better. If you enjoy retail than you start off as cashier and work your way up and your bachelors degree may help you move up quicker to management. It just depends on what you want to do with your life. In the end it's your decision so do what you enjoy.
I just accepted an internship in public relations, and I was the finalist for a District Executive position. Although I didn't get the job, I was told I would be the top candidate for and probably offered another DE position that may be opening up soon.
I also have been offered a job with a partner of Cisco in their marketing department and a job as a legal/office assistant for an immigration law firm. I didn't take the former job, because I didn't want that 9-5 office cubicle job now and the latter because I didn't want a job where Spanish would be the primary language used.
I did also have a background in business, too, but it's all about marketing yourself to show employers how your liberal degree can be of great use to them. I try not to give them the typical answers they're used to and show them how someone with a sociology degree will be a valuable asset to their company. It's worked well so far.
ATG5, what did you do to market your degree? Did you make use of websites like Indeed.com? Did you have a good GPA? I had a bad GPA, but am from a somewhat prestigious university.
I just accepted an internship in public relations, and I was the finalist for a District Executive position. Although I didn't get the job, I was told I would be the top candidate for and probably offered another DE position that may be opening up soon.
I also have been offered a job with a partner of Cisco in their marketing department and a job as a legal/office assistant for an immigration law firm. I didn't take the former job, because I didn't want that 9-5 office cubicle job now and the latter because I didn't want a job where Spanish would be the primary language used.
Wait a minute....You didn't take the latter two jobs because you didn't want to work a 9 to 5 cubicle job, yet you took a PR position? Hate to break it to ya, but a PR job is your typical 9 to 5 (and even longer at times) typical office job too.
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